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Toss the plastic bag for the environment

2008 March 13

by Kat Powers

From the agenda from the Board of Aldermen. These are orders coming from the board members as proposals.

By Ald. Gewirtz, Proposing the adoption of a plastic bag recycling program similar to one initiated by the New York City Council in Jan., 2008, to require stores of 5,000 sq. ft. or more to provide plastic bag recycling on premises.

I’m with you on this. I usually end up throwing them away if I can’t find a place to recycle them.

Tricky, we’ve got a system like that at the unofficial dog park in JP where I walk my dog. There are milk jugs tied in three different places in or near the park and folks stock them mostly with newspaper wrappers…

I think it is just a way to tax the poor people it is not needed our bridges are crumbling theres a war crime is unbeleievable and this lady is all over plastic bags please get a grip i get all my food double bagged those plastic handles tend to break